About us

Our department offers teaching and research of high quality in Children's Culture, Child and Youth Studies, Early Childhood Education and Extended Education. The Department of Child and Youth Studies is the fifth largest department at Stockholm University, in terms ofenrolled full-time students.

Teacher education, independent courses and program as well as research and postgraduate education constitute the core of our department. We offer courses and programs in Children's Culture, Child and Youth Studies, Early Childhood Education and Extended Education.
The two research topics at the department are Child and Youth Studies and Early Childhood Education. Our researchers teach at all levels.

The Department of Child and Youth Studies is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, which belongs to the Humanities area at Stockholm University.

  • About 120 teachers/researchers 
  • 26 doctoral students
  • 21 employees in the technical-adminstrative unit
  • Approximatelt 1,500 enrolled full-time students
  • Approximately 2,500 students in total per year 
 

Contact

Telephone and e-mail
+46-8-16 20 00 (exchange)
Email: info@buv.su.se
Email address for all staff at the Department: first name.surname@buv.su.se

Visiting address
Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A, Frescati, Stockholms University.

Address
Department of Child and Youth Studies
Stockholm University
SE-106 91 STOCKHOLM

Head of Department
Deputy Head of Department
Head of Administration
Superintendent for the Center for the Studies of Children's Culture
Superintendent for the section of Child and Youth Studies
Superintendent for the section for Early Childhood Education
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